SOLINGEN, GERMANY- A Syrian migrant is being detained in connection to a terrorist attack in Germany in which three people were killed.
The suspect, identified only by German authorities as Issa Al H., 26, turned himself in Sunday, according to ABC News. The man is suspected of murder, causing serious bodily injury, and membership in a terrorist organization, according to prosecutors.
Germany prosecutors asserted that the man "shares the ideology of the foreign terrorist organization Islamic State" and intended to “to kill the largest possible number of those he considers unbelievers” in accordance with his Islamic beliefs in a statement.
Issa Al H. carried out a mass stabbing at the Friday "Festival of Diversity" intended to celebrate the 650th anniversary of the city of Solingen in North-Rhine-Westphalia. Eight victims were injured in the attack, with three others dying of their wounds. Two men, aged 67 and 56, were killed, along with a 56-year-old woman. The suspect reportedly aimed directly for the throats of the victims.
The Islamic State terrorist organization took credit for the act in a statement released through a propaganda outlet of the group, according to Reuters.
A manhunt for the suspect, identified by some as a "young Arab male," occurred after the event. A 15-year-old boy was arrested at first, who witnesses said had known about the attack; reportedly, they'd heard him discussing it with Issa Al H. prior to the stabbings.
Police confirmed to the Associated Press that the suspect is a Syrian citizen whose application for asylum in Germany was rejected by the nation's courts last year. The suspect's deportation failed to occur after authorities were unable to apprehend him.
The man resided in a refugee shelter that was searched in connection to the terrorist attack, according to the New York Times. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised to increase deportations after the attack, pledging to make changes to Germany's notoriously lenient asylum and refugee policies.
The suspect, identified only by German authorities as Issa Al H., 26, turned himself in Sunday, according to ABC News. The man is suspected of murder, causing serious bodily injury, and membership in a terrorist organization, according to prosecutors.
Germany prosecutors asserted that the man "shares the ideology of the foreign terrorist organization Islamic State" and intended to “to kill the largest possible number of those he considers unbelievers” in accordance with his Islamic beliefs in a statement.
Issa Al H. carried out a mass stabbing at the Friday "Festival of Diversity" intended to celebrate the 650th anniversary of the city of Solingen in North-Rhine-Westphalia. Eight victims were injured in the attack, with three others dying of their wounds. Two men, aged 67 and 56, were killed, along with a 56-year-old woman. The suspect reportedly aimed directly for the throats of the victims.
The Islamic State terrorist organization took credit for the act in a statement released through a propaganda outlet of the group, according to Reuters.
A manhunt for the suspect, identified by some as a "young Arab male," occurred after the event. A 15-year-old boy was arrested at first, who witnesses said had known about the attack; reportedly, they'd heard him discussing it with Issa Al H. prior to the stabbings.
Police confirmed to the Associated Press that the suspect is a Syrian citizen whose application for asylum in Germany was rejected by the nation's courts last year. The suspect's deportation failed to occur after authorities were unable to apprehend him.
The man resided in a refugee shelter that was searched in connection to the terrorist attack, according to the New York Times. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised to increase deportations after the attack, pledging to make changes to Germany's notoriously lenient asylum and refugee policies.
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